The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-04-09
STATE NEWS.

The Ibefia Farmer has changed manage
menti Mr. Chas. Eeeudier having sold the
paper 10 a stock company.
Shreveport Tsmes' Shreveport needs more
manufactures, and ID VIII not be long before
she has them. Capital Is looking this.Ray,
and will come, i've encourage it todo 80.
New Louisiana irish potatoes are quoted
In the New Orleans market At 81 so to S2.50
per barrel, Rough rice firm and advane-
ing and Is now selling at from 81 IS to $500
per barrel Of l62 pounds
Lafayette Adpertiter The weather eontin-
mes unseasonably cool IL IS not supposed
that damage has been done in any quarter
We hear, however, that some planters will
have to replant their cotton.
There aFe now 5f7 inmates OF the Insane
Asylum st jackson, La, in consequence Of
which the managers Of the institution have
been compelled TO refuse receiving any more
patients, the Asylum being oyererowded.
Terrebonne Times, Our parish Is safe from
the feer Of overflow this year, so that our
citizens living In the neighborhood of Tiger
Vile can 60 to work and raise crop with
ont the fear Of having Il destroyed by high
West Monroe Union. Things seem to be
considerably mixed in regard to the approach
ing gubernntorial contest in this State, and
lying etraws now indicate the nomination of
our present worthy Governor, S. D. McBnery.
So mote It be-
Iberia Enterprise: Mr.. G. T. Cade Is now
engaged laying the foundation for o creamery
on his stock farm seven miles south Of New
Iberia, and expects to have Il In successful
operation in less than one month. He viii
start with fifty high grade cows, and add
rapidly TO that number, rs he has the facili-
ties 10 do SO.
y7,ss,, EIts1o Tuar.ovntts Z, -, A. HILL,
road TO prosperity Her citizens have long
ago come to an understanding that to have
their town prosper they must be united and
held 10 sustain any new enterprise that viii
benefit the town. Keep on with the good
work, and In a few years JeaneFette viii be
the metropolis of the Attakapas Valley.
When peas are planted for the benefit Of
the soil, as well as for forage, the yining va,
rleties are preferable. II our farmers are tC
plant more peas, and follow with cotton, the
Yield will be greatly increased from the
vegetable matter of the deeaying vines, be
sides securing nitrogen in the soil, taken al
from the atmosphere during the growth Of
the plants.
Sabine SOuthr0R: Farmers are getting
along more pleasantly this year than usual
They have less trouble in getting advances
10 enable them to make their crops, by mean
Of the alliance organizations assuming thl
liability Of their contracts and on bette
terms than heretofore. Economy, diVersifet
crops, more corn and less cotton, seems t.
be the rule Of the farmers this season.
Trinity Herald: The great railroad mag
nate, Jay Gould, has entered 10000 acres O.
land In Catalonia parish, and Col, Sam. H
Houston, representing syndicate with
capital of 81 700, 900, has entered {, 600 acres
Truly the wonderful mineral deposits of GU
parish is fast becoming known, and in few
months we can look for one of the grandes
booms ever brought up in this country.
LAFAYETTE AdUertiSeY. On the 25th Of March
| 1887, Mr.. GustaVe Lanrents, well known here
J died at his home ct Lake Arthur, In the 90
year of his age, after a short illness. DE
ceased was a native of Caleasieu parish, bu
came 10 this place when q Young man AM
taught school here from 1919 TO 1852, whel
on account of failing health, he moved Il
| Lake Arthur, where he has since resided
He was worthy, upright citizen, and has
the esteem and respect Of all who knew him
l6His neighbOFs can testify, who knew hin
best, that he was ever ready to lend help
ing hand to those In distress. His wife ant
nine children survive him.
The N. o. Bioaylsls of the 1st inst says
| The Board Of Directors Of the ColOred Stat,
Fair open their headquarters to-day at tn
| Planters Hotel, No. 80 Baronne street. Tn
officers will be installed forthwith in thei
respective departments, and they promis
that the work will be pushed In systemati
manner and with ali the energy possessed b.
the managers. Reports from all parts of tn
State continue most encouraging. The whit
| people manifest great interest in the enter
| prise and make liberal prefers of assistance
| The stockholders have paid their first install
ments and are now paying the second,
fact everything points In the direction o
j great success
The NO. Rieagaae Of the LIST inst. says
There arrived yesterday at Tulane UniYersit
trunk, accompanied by Q letter from Mr.
! Ledoux u. Smith, Of Rapides parish, request
ing that the contents Of the trunk be fol
Warded to Mr. Panl Tulane as present 0
tetimouial from the ladies Of Louisiana. /
the trunk was the beautiful quilt map @
Louisiana which was exhibited ct the EXPO
sition. Evidently Mrs. Smith had not hear
OF the death of Mr.. 'luiane at the time tn
tE0nk was shipped. She will be notified Q
| that event and some other disposition will
made of the quilt, which Is a Temarkabl
work Of art and superb illustration of til
skill and taste of Louisiana women.
.Plaquemines Protector. Some idea of tn
value of the orange crop of Plaquemines
4 favorable years, and the loss resulting 10 til
parish n such a disastrous season as that {
1885, may be gained from the knoWledg
that Mr.. Bradish johnson has refused an OF
fer Of S16, 600 in hand for this years. crop {
/ his Orange Farm property, which ii is est
mated viii be worth from $50 900 to $50. 0C
at maturity and that Messrs. Green e. Me
calf have rejected an offer OF S., 000 holdin
out for 81 ,00e. In case OF present puTchas
the buyers assume all risk and harvest tn
crop at their own expense. Everywhere ia
orchards promise an abundant yield, aud
fact many groves, in spite Of last years. nj
exampled rigor give sign Of more fruit tina
had before been known.
FaFmeryillC Gazette: The Insane AsyluI
at jackson was organized in is47, at While
time 1t received So patients. Among theE
was woman named Catherine White, WIN
suieided by hanging two years ago, at I'd
advanced age OF 102 years and two week
since the last OF the original number diet
The asylum is built to accommodate BE-
inmates, although at one time It held 81
persons. At present the number upon X
rolls is 5l7 When advisable the female p.
tients are employed in the seWing-room N
der the direction Of q competent seRmstres
and much Of the work for the asylum Is pc
formed by them. During the past yes
10, 225 articles were manufactured BY tb
females. In the farm and garden I75 acre
are cultivated by the male patients. assiste
By some of the employees In 1885 about 80
bushels Of Irish potatoes, 5000 bushels q
Ieern, 100 bushels Of peas, 1900 pumpkins
5000 Watermellons, 1850 bundles OF fodder
20 tons Of hay, 1000 bushels OF sweet potatoe
and large supply Of garden vegetables Wer
harvested.
/ Following Is a statement OF lands dispose
| of and fees received In the State Land OfIlc
for the quarter ending March 81, 1887:
4,0l3 acres at rs cents per acre, 30, l06 o
| l53, 0s8 acres At l21 cents per acre,
settlement and cultivation .... 1866 8
A. 800 acres at 1915 cents per acre,
sea marsh "a II